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EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News January 29, 2010

First Flight Sukhoi PAK FA

First flight of the experimental example of the fifth generation combat aircraft that took place from the KnAAPO factory aerodrome brings evidence that today the…

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News December 17, 2009

Eurocopter celebrates the maiden flight of its new EC175 helicopter

Marignane, December 17 EC175, the latest member of the Eurocopter range, today performed its official maiden flight in the skies above Marignane. At the controls…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS December 15, 2009

Boeing 787 Dreamliner has taken to the skies for the first time (video)

Finally, the Dreamliner gets free from the concrete at Paine Field. Boeingâ€™s 787 Dreamliner has taken off with CaptainÂ Mike Carriker and co-pilot Randy NevilleÂ at the…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News December 13, 2009

First Flight of Airbus A400M Successfully performed (post udated with video)

First take-off Airbus A400M successfully performedÂ at 10:16 , landed back in Seville, Spain at 14:02 local time,after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS December 11, 2009

New Gulfstream G250 Takes First Flight

SAVANNAH, Ga., December 11, 2009 â€” Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today announced that its newest business jet, the…

EXTRA NEWS November 26, 2009

Jet-Wing Man Ditches in Atlantic, Lives to Fly Again

A Swiss pilot ditched safely into the chilly waters between Morocco and Spain Wednesday after a technical malfunction ended the first attempted intercontinental crossing on…

EXTRA NEWS November 22, 2009

RAF pilot has ‘best job in the world’

A Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant has become the first pilot in the world to reach 1,000 flying hours on the Eurofighter Typhoon. Â Antony…

EXTRA NEWS October 28, 2009

UK Defence Secretary Ainsworth apologises for loss of RAF Nimrod XV230

Â Â Â Following today’s publication of a review into the loss of Nimrod aircraft XV230, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth has apologised for mistakes and…

EXTRA NEWS October 4, 2009

Pilot walks away unharmed from plane crash on Gloucester road

GLOUCESTER â€” When Hilda Corey heard a loud bang outside her home she expected to see a car crash. Instead she saw a mangled light…

EXTRA NEWS October 2, 2009

Wright Flyer replica crashes on Huffman Prairie Flying Field

10/2/2009Â -Â WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) Â –Â An authentic replica of the 1905 Wright Flyer III crashed at the Huffman Prairie Flying Field here at approximately…

EXTRA NEWS October 2, 2009

EMBRAER DELIVERS RESTORED CBA 123 AIRCRAFT TO MAB

Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, October 2, 2009 Embraer delivered the first prototype of the CBA 123 airplane, yesterday, October 1, to the Brazilian Aerospace Memorial…

EXTRA NEWS October 1, 2009

NORAD fighters escort troubled aircraft

10/1/2009Â -Â WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â Two F-16 Fighting FalconsÂ intercepted a civilian aircraftÂ Sept. 30Â over Muncie, Ind., at the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s direction andÂ stayed with the aircraft and its…

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